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Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics

...class action was brought and the injustice was rectified. We are just beginning to see the potential of big data and the matching of data sets. There will be many unforeseen consequences of this new technology – both positive and negative. Statistics are developing as a result of what technology can allow us to do. There will be new and exciting possibilities in the...
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Sleep: A doctor's advice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sleep: A doctor's advice

...classes or meditation help them. I teach my patients meditation exercises as they are easy to use in bed. Here are two very simple, but highly effective, techniques: Meditation This is simply focussed relaxation, and aims to stop you running thoughts in your mind that may be causing you stress and stopping you sleeping. By distracting you from your worries your mind has...
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Does the rural idyll really exist?
Nature & Environment

Does the rural idyll really exist?

...class lifestyle that had developed in Coventry was then destroyed or at least severely damaged. I’m not surprised that growing up in the period inspired you to write the sort of music that you did. Terry: So what cities do you think have got it right? Dr Lincoln Allison: When you say get it right you can’t blame people too much. A lot of this is about history, it’s...
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Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...English may not prove to be a permanent phenomenon. It took centuries for Global English to develop and, like Latin, it may take centuries for its influence to decline. The global linguistic future is already looking more complex. Language learners in some parts of the world are already queuing for classes in Chinese, Spanish and Arabic. Read more articles like this...
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Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...class of vehicle. Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Fiat, and other big manufacturers soon jumped onto what continues to be a very profitable bandwagon.The market for full size people carriers is now in its mature stage. As their share of the market dropped, Renault created a smaller version of the people carrier – the Megane Scenic. Once again other manufacturers have seen the...
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Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two

...class inequality? Abolitionism is a way of saying NO to certain responses to problematic and harmful events. It calls us to beware of punishment and warn that it will not deliver justice. Justice is a central concern of abolitionists, but they focus on the broader concept of ‘social justice’. They argue that there is an obligation to build a social structure that can...
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Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...class interests. It represents little more than a political assault on the foundations of the post-1945 welfare state and the idea enshrined in the post-1945 social contract that the state has a vital role to play in reducing inequalities by providing benefits and services. Courting the super rich Instead today, across the world national state governments and...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...class in terms of their emotional development?” If your child does struggle with things at school, it can also be handy to ask the teacher to focus on your child’s strengths, by asking something like “what have you noticed in terms of what my child does really well?” Because all children will have certain strengths and areas for development. For further...
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